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Marine Biomedical Sciences and Health Research
Research Overview
The Marine Biomedical Sciences group at RMIT University encompasses various research areas in the field of human health, allergy and application in marine biotechnology.
Our research focuses on the health effects of natural and recombinant seafood proteins and understanding the underlying immunological reactions on molecular and cellular level; the molecular modification of allergenic proteins and the development of improved and novel diagnostic approaches towards save immunotherapy.
Main research areas
- Health
- Novel processing technologies to reduce allergic activity of proteins
- Chitosan and the Immune system
- Biomedical application of Collagen
- Food Safety and Food Labelling
- Allergy
- Detection and Molecular characterization of novel allergens in Seafood
- Diagnostics of allergic and inflammatory diseases
- Development of immunotherapeutic’s for allergic diseases
- Food Safety regulations
- Parasite related allergies
- Allergic sensitisation at the workplace
- Marine Biotechnology
- Molecular species identification of Seafood and Parasites
- Anisakis as Bio-monitor for environmental changes
- Nano-pharmaceuticals from Marine Products
- Protein Biomarkers in Aquaculture Research
Group leader
Associate Professor Andreas Lopata
- RNut
- MPHAA
Affiliation
- Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
- Public Health Association Australia (PHAA)
- Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA)
- Australasian Society for Immunology (ASI)
Recent media updates
- Channel 10 News: Interview with Dr. Andreas Lopata of RMIT University on the removal of allergenicity of King prawns using high barometric pressure, May 2009 (Video Clip)
- Open radio discussion with ‘Food Standards Australia New Zealand’ on the lack of labelling alcoholic beverages that should state ‘may contain fish’; October 2008 - (PDF file):
- Channel 7 News: Highlights on the research activities of Dr. Andreas Lopata from RMIT University in collaboration with The Alfred Hospital, August 2008
- Radio interviews on allergic reactions to shrimp, subsequent to a young women dying in Brisbane after seafood consumption (PDF file):
- ABC Statewide Drive, Thursday, 15 November, 2007.
- NOVA FM, Thursday, 15 November, 2007.
- 2CC Canberra, Thursday, 15 November, 2007.
- 2GB Sydney Weekend Drive, Sunday, 18 November, 2007.
